Wednesday, January 2, 2013

It's Beginning to Look a lot Like...

2013. You thought I
was going somewhere else with that opening, didn’t you?! J Happy New Year! I am pleased to report that I have
successfully made it through another year.
I do have to admit that 2012 was probably not my most productive
year. Strangely, I sort of felt like
2012 was my “gap year.” You know, that
year between high school and college (not that I am at all in this age range
but it’s the idea)? Maybe I just needed
some time to figure things out. I wasn't really planning it this way. I didn't have a map. It just seemed to happen.

Let’s see, I finished my Peace Corps service in South Africa
at the beginning of 2012 (which has changed my life in so many ways). Then I took a month long hiatus trip floating
around South Africa after which I traveled back to the US of A…and lived with
my parents for the next several months. Well,
actually, for about a month during that time I traveled here and there. And the entire time I was searching to find
my place in the world all the while letting go of old habits that weren't really helping me move forward. And,
now, here I am. In Zambia. Where I finished out the remainder of
2012.

I don’t know that I have had some big revelation which is
making me feel like it’s now going to be okay.
But I think it's going to be okay. And I don’t have any regrets about 2012. It was a good year. One that I will never forget. And, just for fun, I thought I would share a couple of songs that will forever remind me of New Year's 2013 in Zambia (hopefully the links work)!

Mozambique (Maputo, specifically).

Mongu, Zambia (Western Province)

South Africa (Limpopo Province)

About Me

I grew up in Colorado (no, not Boulder or Denver or anywhere you might recognize) but, yes, Delta. Delta, Colorado, is located between Grand Junction and Montrose at the confluence of the Uncompahgre and Gunnison Rivers (population ~5,000). I believe that Delta (okay not the actual town but the people and the experiences) shaped me into the person that I am today. Don't all small towns? Most recently, though, I was living and working in Arizona (my actual birthplace) in the healthcare industry. Oh, and I taught yoga on the side. But, I have been searching for work that is not just a job and this is what brought me to Africa.

Ahhh.

This isn't Delta...but it is Colorado. Isn't is beautiful.

I'd like to welcome you.

To what I'm not exactly sure yet but it's soon going to be a place where I will share a little part of me.

I started this blog in 2010 when I moved to South Africa (and joined the Peace Corps). I have lived in Southern Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique) since that time. While my posts are somewhat sporadic now I do love sharing a little part of my life with, well, mostly my mom and grandmother since they are probably my biggest followers but if you happen to stumble upon my little blog...welcome.

Staying connected.

I would love to hear from you. When I was in the Peace Corps I used to list things that I wanted in care packages but that's changed a bit. Now, I would rather just hear from you. So, send me an email with a newsy note, a picture or two and you will make my day. Here's my email...wendydelta@yahoo.com.